A Study on How Robot-Assisted Walking with Gradual Speed Increase Helps Improve Balance and Walking in People with Chronic Stroke

The effect of progressive speed-increased robot-assisted gait training on static and dynamic balance and gait ability in chronic stroke patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0010654

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-19

Start date

2024-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-06-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : The experimental group received robotic-assisted gait training using the gait training robot device, with the treadmill speed progressively increased by 0.2 km/h in each session, up t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged between 18 and 80 years 2. Individuals with chronic stroke (onset = 6 months ago) 3. Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE) score = 24 4. Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) score of 3 5. Voluntarily provided written informed consent after understanding the purpose and procedures of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of severe visual field defects or visual-perceptual disorders 2. Orthopedic limitations (e.g., contractures, post-surgical complications) affecting gait 3. History of cardiovascular diseases (e.g., angina, heart failure) that may pose risks during intervention 4. Any other condition deemed inappropriate for participation by the investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) – Distance and Walking Speed	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postural Sway, Limits of Stability, Berg Balance Scale (BBS)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactDONGYUN BAE

Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

way1813@naver.com+82-55-360-4213

Outcome results